Goulburn Rocky Hill War Memorial Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
By Team MavEtJu on 20-Feb-17. Waypoint GA9927

Cache Details

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Type:	History
Container:	Virtual
Coordinates:	S34° 45.333' E149° 44.219' (WGS 84)
	55H 750528E 6150652N (UTM)
Elevation:	703 m
Local Government Area:	Goulburn Mulwaree

Map

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Description

Goulburn Rocky Hill War Memorial

The War Memorial is a square tower of stone conglomerate and concrete standing 20 meters high, with Rocky Hill as it's pedestal. Inside the tower is a tablet inscribed with the names of those who enlisted from the district. The lookout gallery at the top of the Memorial gives great views of Goulburn and the surrounds.

A valuable collection of WWI artefacts is housed in the adjacent cottage. It consists of weapons, personal items used by soldiers, memorabilia and medals. The local history room displays Goulburn's association with, and contribution to, the two world wars. Each object tells a unique story of survival, mateship and the history of warfare.

On first sight the War Memorial looks more like one of the look-out towers that Goulburn residents are most familiar with outside the town's high security prison or correctional centre – perhaps this accounts for the rotating light beacon on top of the Memorial and its floodlighting at night. Some people also find the tower's design to be reminiscent of the pylons of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which was under construction at about the same time.

Inside the tower is a simple though pleasant wooden board inscribed with the words “Lest we Forget”, situated behind an eternal flame (electric!), with a large white marble Honour Roll of the names of those who enlisted in World War I from the Goulburn area.

The questions for this history cache can be found on the photos along the steps inside the War Memorial. Please note the opening times of the tower!

Note: The gates and grounds at Rocky Hill are open daily from 07:00 till 17:00. The War Memorial tower is open on Wednesdays 9am-3pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 till 16:00. The Museum is open on Wednesdays 09:00 till 14:00, and Saturday and Sunday 10:00 till 15:00.

Logs

08-Jul-23

tronador

Solemn and beautiful spot. What a view for the fallen.

Rated: for Overall Experience

24-Oct-22

Lis + Pete

Checked out the view, Plenty of water around.

13-Dec-21

LuckyL10n

#GA5514 - 11:30; On a caching mission around Goulburn with Sol de lune and we found ourselves at the Memorial for a few caches. First time I've actually been inside the edifice here! Gathered the required information and headed to the top to check out the view before setting off on the hunt again. Didn't get into the museum today, but will be back for that another day. TFTC Team MavEtJu Very Happy

Rated: for Overall Experience

28-Jul-21

Little Panther

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Thanks for the cache. Came to Goulburn especially to tick off some caches. Couldn't resist just one more on the way home.

Clan Phoenix

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Rated: for Overall Experience

05-Jul-20

Black Bunny

Finally remembered to stop and grab this as we passed by.

Thanks for the cache Team MavEtJu

Rated: for Overall Experience

05-Jul-20

Just a cacher

A quick grab with Black Bunny as we passed by.

Thanks for the cache Team MaveEtJu

Rated: for Overall Experience

08-Jun-20

gazza959

Visited the memorial with family today. Great to see the improvements to the carpark and the new building housing relics. After viewing the displays within the old cottage and the new one, we headed into the tower. Complied with the Covid precautions, and was able to source the answers. Very glad to have finally logged a smilie for this cache. Very Happy

Rated: for Overall Experience

11-Sep-19

beetles2

When selecting some caches to do today we thought we had better try this one as today is Wednesday and the place was supposed to be open. Imagine our dismay when we pulled up at lunchtime, walked up to the tower and the door was locked!!!!
Suspect that the museum is also closed at the moment and there is quite a bit of new building happening beside that.
Have included a couple of photos to show we were actually here.
This monument certainly stands out as you enter this city so it was good to come up here and see what it was all about.
Thanks.

01-Aug-19

Goldenwattle

Marvellous view from up here, over the stone railway bridge to Goulburn. Great memorial. TFTC.

Rated: for Overall Experience

28-Apr-19

Tassie Trekkers

Had visited this location on a previous visit to Goulburn. An interesting and well presented memorial.

Thanks Team MavEtJu for creating this history cache and highlighting this location.

Rated: for Overall Experience

28-Apr-19

whitewebbs

Day 17 Mainland trip
Out and about caching in Goulburn and we decided to head to the War Memorial as it beckoned us from above. A very interesting memorial but a pity it is all locked up. I think there are works going on around the site but the building was padlocked. Had to guess the answers. There was a very informative sign at the Memorial so at least I know how it came about. A great view from here. TFTV

Rated: for Overall Experience

27-Apr-19

Gullivers Travels54

There have been some improvements to the surrounding area since our last visit here a few years ago. Lots of interesting reading and history. THanks for taking us back there to the war memorial. TFTC Clan Minotaur

Rated: for Overall Experience

06-Jan-19

albida33

Goulburn trip January 6th 2019. I decided to come up to Goulburn to try and grab the caches that were ready to be found. The trip up Mount Grey was the highlight. A good day and it was not too hot.

Thanks
Albida

25-Dec-17

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Wish I'd read the description before coming up here - it needs to be open to complete it. Darn. If I hadn't come up here I may have found a couple more FTFs in town and a couple of geocachers finding them. haha.
Oh well. Merry Christmas. Smile

16-Jul-17

Throsbyonchurch

This is a wonderful place to visit. The nearby Museum has some amazing gear for a little building and the tower is not only beautiful but has amazing 360 deg views across Goulburn. We had the tower to ourselves the day we visited which was blowing a gale and inside the wind couldn't reach us and we could enjoy the views with the gorgeous warm sunshine beaming through the windows on our bodies, it was so nice. Could have stayed here all day long. The photos were I suppose interesting, they are not really my cup of tea so I didn't pay too much attention. Did indeed find the tower interesting though. Thanks for the cache MavEtJu.

Rated: for Overall Experience

16-Jul-17

Canberra_bushwalker

I've seen the memorial from afar but never been inside it. Quite interesting history. Thanks for the cache. Very Happy

Rated: for Overall Experience

15-Jul-17

Wilbert67

Love the location as I had been here before, so returning today was not a punishment. Unfortunately turned up 10 to 4 and the tower itself was already locked. However I was able to have a look inside and get part of the info, enough to answer the questions and still made some amazing pictures of the sunset after finishing the cache.
TFTC Wilbert67

Rated: for Overall Experience

27-May-17

2y'stassies

We collected the information needed to log this cache from the very well setup and interesting war memorial.

Thanks for an informative history cache Team MavEtJu

12-Mar-17

Kittykatch

I joined the Canberra Bushwalk Club for a walk around Goulburn today and we made our way up to this wonderful memorial. The doors were open today so I managed to gather the answers for this cache. My grandfather was in the 7th Lighthorse Brigade and walked in the parade through London at the end of the war. Lots of reasons to give this cache an Outstanding Award. Thanks a lot for the cache !

Rated: for Overall Experience